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“This book, by an astute non-European observer, uses this unprecedented, extraordinary experience as the centrepiece of a carefully crafted theory on the construction and maintenance of peace and prosperity on a global scale. It is my hope that many non-Europeans will use it as a source of inspiration as they attempt to carve out long-lasting…

Uniting For Peace – Conference June 2016 Report by Bernie Holland With regard to the forthcoming referendum on the UK’s continuing membership of the European Union, it is regretful that the sharp controversy over whether we should leave or remain in the EU has been rendered into even sharper chiaroscuro by recent tragic events, the…

REBUILDING EUROPE’S FUTURE – UK IN OR OUT? At present Europe is in crisis with rising inequality, refugees, and terrorism on European soil. Uniting for Peace’s latest campaign Europe for Peace highlights the dangers to peace and stability that a disintegrating EU would present. High profile speakers from both sides of the debate will give their arguments on…

Together for the Common Good is hosting an EU referendum debate event at 7:30 pm on 11th May at St Michael’s Cornhill, City of London: “A Balance of Interests: Britain, the EU and the Common Good” What is the EU for? What is our vision of Britain in the modern world? The EU Referendum decision is widely portrayed…

The first European Peace Summit was held at the prestigious newly built European Youth Centre in Budapest, Hungary from 4 – 7 April. The theme of the conference was “Connecting Minds – Unleashing Potential”. The event had plenary sessions, workshops, exercise sessions, meditation and panel discussions. Vijay Mehta, Chair of Uniting for Peace was one…

The Peace Museum in Bradford is launching an exhibition on Europe from 5th May on the history of European cooperation. If you are in Bradford between May and July, be sure to check it out. It will feature a newly acquired 1919 copy of the Treaty of Versailles, objects relating to the League of Nations,…

On 12th April the All Party Parliamentary Group on Third World Solidarity hosted an event “Update on Iraq” at Portcullis House, House of Commons chaired by Dave Anderson MP. The other speakers included Lord Ken Maginnis, Ian Lavery MP, Ann Clwyd MP, Abdullah Muhsin (NASWT International Officer), Hashim Alhashimi (Iraqi Democratic Movement UK), Salih Husain…

EUROPE FOR PEACE has been featured in the latest edition of Peace News. Published since 1936, Peace News is the UK’s only grassroots newspaper covering the full spectrum of peace and justice issues. Our campaign was featured alongside an excerpt from a briefing paper by Chris Venables of the Quaker Council on European Affairs. Below is…

There is much being written about the refugee crisis in Europe at the moment but none of what I have read explains why the problem is occurring and what will need to be done for the problem to be addressed. Refugees are just one symptom of a deeper crisis. Moreover, like other symptoms of this…

‘Violence is a preventable disease’ and people are not born violent, rather we all live in cultures of violence. This can be changed… I believe we, the human family, have no less a task before us, than transforming our thinking and mind-sets of violence and war, and moving to a demilitarized Europe and World. Einstein…